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Hi everyone - My name is and it seems that I've had an eating

disorder...who knew?!?!?!

I was in & Noble w/ my wife (she was looking for a specific

book, I was just wandering) and, out of habit, I went to the Diet

section looking for the newest and greatest thing that would get rid

of this tractor tire around my waist. I have tried 'em all and am

heavier now than when I started dieting.

Gazing over the plethora o' propaganda (Eat carbs, Don't eat carbs,

Exercise more, Exercise less, Eat like a cave man, etc.) I stumbled

upon a book entitled " Intuitive Eating " .

" Hey " , I thought, " I have intuition. I can eat. This book might be

for me. " Well, it certainly was. This book has changed my life. I

was primarily an " unconscious eater " , stuffing myself silly with

anything I could lay my hands on while watching sports on t.v. or

reading a book. I would stuff myself way past the point of

discomfort. Then I discovered " dieting " which added the component of

deprivation to my unconscious binges. Bad.

Anyway, this book, and a lot of materials I've since found on

the 'net, including this terrific group (I'm still catching up on

reading the past posts) have shown me that I had NO relationship with

food whatsoever. I couldn't even have told you what I liked to eat.

I had no sense of hunger / satisfaction and simply did not know how

to savor food.

Long story short (short?), I'm actually paying attention to eating

and what a difference it has made in almost every aspect of my life.

It's so much easier to do what I want to do without carrying around

that " packed to the gills " feeling. My only real test now is to not

get too giddy when I see my pants getting looser and to lapse back

into the diet mindset.

Thanks to all who contribute here. It helps a lot!!